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Rankings demonstrate potential

Published Sep 29, 2005

While TCU ranked 97th nationally for academics, it took 12th for fitness and 10th for the influence of the Greek community.One might be quick to say that TCU should study as much as it exercises.

It is easy to draw connections between these numbers and jump to conclusions, but we must remember the magazines doing these rankings were entirely independent and used different methodologies.

We can't link these factors scientifically, but it does raise questions for some.

Women's Golf

Women’s Golf

Published Sep 29, 2005

Five TCU women's golfers combined to finish 13th out of 18 teams Wednesday at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M.Junior Catherine Matranga led TCU by tying for 28th place with a score of five-over-par for the three-round tournament.

Matranga finished 13 strokes off the championship pace set by Pepperdine's Eileen Vargas, who finished at eight strokes below even.

Junior Elin Emanuelsson shot a 227, eight over the 219-stroke par, and tied for 38th in the 98-golfer field.

Pledge phrasing violates inclusion, liberty, freedom

Pledge phrasing violates inclusion, liberty, freedom

Published Sep 29, 2005

"One nation, indivisible," has been split down the middle over the words "under God."The argument over whether the words "under God" should be included in the Pledge of Allegiance has been reduced to a battle between people of faith and the atheists. This debate, however, is not that simple.

According to a CNN online time line, the contentious phrase was added into the pledge in 1954, when lawmakers in Washington decided the patriotic oath was eerily similar to the ones recited by "godless communists."

Volleyball downs North Texas in three games

Volleyball downs North Texas in three games

Published Sep 28, 2005

The screams of more than 300 fans filled the University Recreation Center's Special Events Gym on Tuesday night as the TCU volleyball team defeated local rival North Texas in three games.Sophomore outside hitter Talaya Whitfield led the charge for the Horned Frogs with 16 kills and junior middle blocker Anna Vaughn added four blocks to lead the team a 30-25 win in each game.

Sophomore middle blocker LeMeita Smith also added 12 kills for the Frogs.

Intramurals appeal to all

Intramurals appeal to all

Published Sep 28, 2005

There is more than one football team on TCU's campus.The intramural football season started Monday, and there are 87 men's, women's and co-rec teams signed up to play this year.

"This is the highest we have ever had," Cristie Carpenter, assistant director intramurals and sports clubs, said Tuesday. "Intramural football is the biggest sport we have in the fall."

Why are there so many people playing intramural football?

"It helps keep the competitive juices flowing," Charlie Spiegel, a sophomore finance major, said.

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Frogs and Cowboys eerily similar thus far

Published Sep 28, 2005

Is it just me, or are there some similarities between our Horned Frogs and the Dallas Cowboys? Because I'm a pretty big fan of both those teams, and, lately, the games on Sundays have seemed eerily familiar to what I saw the afternoon before.Especially this past weekend.

TCU against Brigham Young and the Cowboys against the 49ers were basically the same game.

In both instances, it was one storied team I like playing another storied team on the road.

TCU ranked 12th in fitness

TCU ranked 12th in fitness

Published Sep 28, 2005

In the matter of survival of the fittest, TCU prevailed - or at least according to one magazine.TCU students have leapt over common college obstacles such as pizza, alcohol, late night snacks and lack of sleep to beat out 648 other schools, becoming the 12th fittest college in the nation, according to the October issue of Men's Fitness magazine.

To some faculty members and students, the ranking makes sense.

"The bulk of students are doing what they have to do to stay healthy," said Trey Morrison, assistant director of fitness and wellness for campus recreation.

Expo offers students career options

Published Sep 28, 2005

Students looking for anything from summer internships to permanent employment have the opportunity to find their dream job today at the career expo, organizers said.University Career Services organized TCU's annual Career Expo for students to get involved and learn about jobs available to them, said Laura Chaney, assistant to the recruitment coordinator.

"We're really trying to get freshmen and sophomores involved this year," Chaney said. "By sophomore year, students need to get focused on what they want to do."

Local reporter shares passion for news

Published Sep 28, 2005

CBS 11 News producer and TCU alum Kent Chapline told broadcast journalism students about his experiences in Hurricane Katrina on Tuesday night - both as a field producer and as a husband and father of two."I deal with stress on a daily basis, and I deal with it pretty well," he said. "But this is a different kind of stress."

Chapline said CBS 11, a station in the seventh largest market in the country, sent him with two reporters, three photographers and two engineers to cover the hurricane.

Gender-based hiring unfair

Published Sep 28, 2005

There are people who think women might not be as qualified as men to coach certain male sports.If a female is more qualified to coach a sport, gender should not be a factor in hiring at all.

Yes, men might respond better to a male coach than a female coach, but we're in the 19th century where women have roles of authority over men both in the government and in the business world.

To say a qualified candidate should not be hired because the person is a woman is an archaic idea.

First Asian-oriented sorority at TCU formed

Published Sep 28, 2005

"We have formed out of necessity," the women of TCU's first Asian sorority state in their constitution.Kappa Lambda Delta was formed this semester to provide unity, participation, awareness and sisterhood to the Asian students on campus, said Cleda Wang, the sorority's president.

But Wang said membership is open to any female regardless of race, creed, color, sexual orientation or physical ability.

"If you notice in the Greek community at TCU, we're the only ethnicity left out - like we don't exist," said Wang, a sophomore biology major.

Sports clubs get ready for new year

Published Sep 28, 2005

Molly Musselman spends 18 hours a week exercising her horse for the upcoming polo season. Musselman, along with several friends and some advisers, helped start the polo club team at TCU last year. In its premier season, the polo team won its first tournament.

Musselman said she hopes for an even more successful second season.

"I am really excited about this year," Musselman, a sophomore premajor, said. "Last week, we had a ton of new girls come out to practice, so everything is going really well."